Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.Candidate Profile: Test Lead – Card Domain Specialist (10 Years Total Experience)Total IT Experience: 10+ YearsCard Domain Experience: Minimum 5 YearsRole: Test LeadLocation: York UKJob Type: Full-TimeProfessional SummaryResults-driven QA/Test Lead with 10+ years of total IT experience in software testing and quality assurance, including 5+ years of focused experience in the Card domain (Credit/Debit/Prepaid cards, Card Management Systems). Proven expertise in leading end-to-end test planning, test strategy, team management, and stakeholder communication for mission-critical financial applications.Core Competencies (must have)Estimation, Test Strategy, Planning & ExecutionCard Domain Expertise (Issuance, Authorization, CMS, ISO 8583)Functional, Integration & Regression TestingAPI Testing & Backend ValidationAgile Delivery & CI/CD IntegrationCompliance Testing (PCI-DSS, EMV)Team Management & Stakeholder CoordinationRisk Management & Defect TriageTest Metrics & ReportingDomain Experience – Card & Payments (5+ Years) (must have)Card lifecycle testing: issuance, personalization, activation, reissue, blocking, expiryTransaction testing: POS, ATM, online, contactless, NFC, fallbackMessage validation, including auth codes, response codes, MTIs, and field-level checksHost simulator testing with VISA/MasterCard complianceIntegration testing with Card Management Systems (CMS), payment switches, and banking coresHandling chargebacks, disputes, reversals, and settlementsTokenization, PAN masking, CVV/CVC validation for PCI-DSS complianceLeading testing for EMV chip & magstripe card workflowsWorking closely with business and product teams to ensure regulatory compliance and functional accuracyTS2 knowledge/experience is preferredTechnical Skill Set (good to have)Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress, RestAssured, PostmanLanguages: Java, JavaScript (basic), SQLDomain Tools: FinSim, BCC, Paragon, ASSET (or equivalent)CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI, Azure DevOpsTest Management Tools: JIRADatabases: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQLFrameworks: BDD (Cucumber), Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM)Leadership ExperienceLeading QA teams members across functional and automation workstreamsDriving end-to-end test lifecycle from requirements analysis to production validationCoordinating across onshore-offshore delivery modelsConducting test reviews, KT sessions, and training programsManaging defect triage meetings with developers and BAsBuilding test metrics dashboards and reporting KPIs to stakeholdersCollaborating closely with Agile Product Owners and Scrum MastersGlobal Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact .
